Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module among the following
Foreign language B2 level
3
F
-

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Final exam
18
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module among the following
Foreign language B2 level
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Final exam
18
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°

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Teaching code

4S012056

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-OR/01 - HISTORY OF ANCIENT NEAR EAST

Period

CuCi 2 A, CuCi 2 B

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

Aim of the course is providing a general knowledge of the political, economic, social and cultural history of the civilizations of the pre-classical Ancient Near East, from the earliest phases (III millennium BCE) through the downfall of the Iron age Mesopotamian kingdoms (VI century BCE). It will also provide the critical tools required to study and analyse the documents and sources that are typical of those ages that pre-date the Greek-Roman history, by examining some specific examples that refer to highly significant periods (Late Bronze Age, Early Iron Age).

Prerequisites and basic notions

none

Program

The course will regard the historical and cultural development of the civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Among the main topics, the following phases will receive specific attention:
- IV-III millennium, until the Ur III dynasty
- Birth of the great kingdoms of the Late Bronze Age
- The Amarna archives and the dyplomacy in the Ancient Near East
- The collapse of the Bronze age kingdoms and the Dark age
- The Neo-Assyrian rebirth and the small kingdoms of the Iron age
- From the Late Babylonian Empire to the Persian egemony
Students who do not attend the lessons must contact the teacher to define a specific program.

With regard to the SDG 4, the class contributes to the development of a non-Eurocentric cultural perspective and a multicultural approach to the subject.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Lectures, including seminars, with reading and commenting of ancient sources in translation. Students who miss the lectures because they tested positive to Covid-19 are kindly asked to get in touch with the teacher, who will grant them access to integrative materials.

Learning assessment procedures

Oral test. Questions will regard the political, economic, social and cultural history of the Ancient Near East. The student will also be asked to critically comment one of the sources discussed in class.
During the test, together with the historical knowledge, the teacher will also judge the skill at critically analyse the sources, and the clarity of the exposition.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Assessment of the knowledge acquired in class, of the control of the critical tools of ancient history and of the technical language of the discipline.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Evaluation of the oral exam

Exam language

Italiano